Artacoana (Antiochus II), silver, drachms (Antiochus I/Apollo on omphalos) (261-246 BCE)
From SILVER
261 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 84 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Antiochos I right |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ (Greek).Apollo, testing arrow and placing hand on grounded bow, seated left on omphalos, two monograms to outer left. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Artacoana | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Antiochus I Soter (Seleucid king, 281-261 BC), Antiochus II Theos (Seleucid king, 261-246 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 261 BCE | to | 246 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.20 | Denomination: | drachma
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Ehling 1997 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2SC I, n° 613 var., "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 9, n° 246d | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 12 | 1 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 12 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 12 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.09 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00060 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 24,000 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 84 kg <br /> 84 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 60,000 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Ehling, Kay (1997), "Eine seleukidische Münzstätte in Areia (Artakoana/Alexandreia). Zu E.T. Newell ESM Nr. 727-745", Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau, 76, p. 29-39.
- ^ Houghton, Arthur - Lorber, Catharine (2002), Seleucid coins : a comprehensive catalogue. Part 1, Seleucus I through Antiochus III, New York - Lancaster - London, 2 v. (xxxviii, 488 p. + 300 p.), 101 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
